**Pimpri-Chinchwad: Colleague and Close Friend Arrested for Threatening Woman with AI-Generated Obscene Photos**
Officials announced on Friday that the person accused of threatening a woman by circulating AI-generated obscene photos of her on Instagram is her colleague and close friend. The accused allegedly fabricated a scenario in which he portrayed himself as helping the female colleague to gain her sympathy.
According to police, even after making threats under the guise of social media, he assisted the woman in visiting the police station and filing a complaint about the incident, pretending to be her genuine friend. However, his deception was short-lived. The Cyber Police Station arrested him after conducting a thorough technical investigation.
### Accused Identified
The accused has been identified as Sudarshan Sunil Jadhav, 25, a resident of Chakan and native of Washim. He works at a private company in Chakan.
### Rejected Romantic Proposal Led to Threats
Police revealed that Sudarshan had asked his 20-year-old female colleague to enter into a romantic relationship. The woman politely rejected his proposal, explaining that she was not ready. In response, reportedly out of anger, Sudarshan secretly took her photos, created a fake social media account, and sent obscene messages to her from it.
He further used AI technology to create obscene photos of the woman. He sent these photos and messages to the woman and threatened to circulate them on social media platforms.
### Deceptive ‘Friendship’ to Gain Trust
A police official stated, “The accused did not stop there. Wanting to appear as her ‘knight in shining armour,’ he approached the woman when she was clearly distressed and asked her what was wrong.” Trusting him, the woman confided in him about the threats she had received.
The accused then took the victim to the Chikhali Police Station and helped her file an official complaint.
### Cyber Police Conduct Parallel Investigation
Recognizing the severity of the crime after the First Information Report (FIR) was filed, Pimpri-Chinchwad Commissioner of Police Vinay Kumar Choubey ordered the Cyber Police to carry out a parallel investigation.
The Cyber Police collaborated with social media companies and mobile service providers to identify the owner of the relevant mobile number.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), Dr. Shivaji Pawar, said, “When questioned, the suspected mobile number holder claimed that his phone was lost a few days prior and that he had filed a police complaint.”
Following this, the Cyber Police obtained the IP address of the device used for the fake social media account and traced a new mobile number linked to the activity. Based on this evidence, Sudarshan Jadhav was apprehended from his residence.
He confessed to the crime, admitting that he acted out of anger due to the rejection.
### Police Team Involved
This operation was carried out by PI Ravikiran Nale, API Pravin Swami, PSI Prakash Katkade, and Police Constables Hemant Kharat, Subhash Patil, Pravin Shelkande, Vaishali Barge, and Swapnil Khanse.
The investigation was guided and supervised by Pimpri-Chinchwad Commissioner of Police Vinay Kumar Choubey, Joint Commissioner of Police Dr. Shashikant Mahavarkar, Additional Commissioner of Police Sarang Awhad, Deputy Commissioner of Police Dr. Shivaji Pawar, and Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime 1) Dr. Vishal Hire.
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